Recorded 1975–1996 Boys' name Peak 1981 148 births

Mitesh — boys' name

148 babies named Mitesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s911990s38
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Mitesh was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

13 babies were named Mitesh in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Mitesh between 1975 and 1996, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mitesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitesh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mitesh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitesh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 148 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mitesh at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

148

Since 1975

22 years of records

Peak year

1981

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1975

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1996

Mitesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1975

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1981)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1996199119881985198219781975 5

Mitesh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 61% of Mitesh's all-time total
1970s191980s911990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitesh?
148 babies have been named Mitesh since 1975. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1981 with 13 births.
When was Mitesh most popular?
Mitesh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Mitesh been used?
Mitesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 22 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Mitesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitch, Mitsuo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.